Alex Energy, LLCMining Incidents in 2001

ROOF FALL OCCURRING ON LONGWALL SECTION BELT OUT BY STAGE LOADER (SPAD 524) NO. 3 ENTRY LENGTH 130 FT, WIDTH 20 FT, HEIGHT 8 FT.

EE WAS REPAIRING CAUSTIC LINE TO THE 029 POND. CAUSTIC LIME BLEW LOOSE, SPILLING CHEMICAL ON EE. EE WAS WEARING GLASSES BUT ENOUGH CHEMICAL GOT AROUND GLASSES AND INTO EYES TO CAUSE DAMAGE.

MEMBER WAS GOING TO ANOTHER SPREAD OF EQUIPMENT TO FUEL, WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK CAUSING HIM TO HIT A MOUNTAIN SIDE.THIS RESULTED IN A CRACKED PELVIS AND CHEST BRUISES.

MEMBER WAS OPERATING THE 769 WATER TRUCK DOWN A GRADE WHEN IT BEGAN TO SLIDE. HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK LANDING ON HIS KNEE CAUSING A TEAR TO THE SKIN ABOVE THE LEFT KNEE.

THE CREW WAS LOADING RAILS ONTO THE RAILCAR WITH THE UNDERGROUND FORKLIFT. THE RAILS WERE ON THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT AS EE WAS PLACING THE POST ON THE SIDE OF THE RAIL CAR. AS HE PLACED THE POST IN THE HOLE, TWO RAILS SLID BACK DOWN THE FORKS AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE POST AND THE RAIL.

ON AUGUST 30, 2001, EE STATES HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. PART OF HIS WORK DUTIES DURING THE SHIFT INCLUDED INSTALLING A SHEVE PIN, THROWING A ROCK FEOM THE WALKWAY INTO THE CHAIN LI NE AND CRAWLING AT THE SHIELD AREA. HE ADDED NO SPECIFIC EVENT COULD BE RELATED TO THE INCIDENT.

USING A 3/4"" DRIVE AIR IMPACT REMOVING BOLT, FINGER GOT TRAPPED BETWEEN GUN & METAL FRAME SMASHING FINGER. LOCATION: ALEX ENERGY, WV CLOSE TO WAREHOUSE NICHOLAS ENERGY SITE

MEMBER WAS IN PROCESS OF ADDING ANTIFREEZE TO THE HIGHWALL MINER GENERATOR WHEN HE TOOK THE CAP OFF CAUSING HOT ANTIFREEZE TO HIT HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING MILD BURNS.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A SET OF AIRLOCK DOORSWHEN HE PULLED ONE OF THE DOORS OPEN. THE AIR PRESSURE CAUGHT THE DOOR AND CLOSED IT ON HIS ARM CAUSING THE INJURY.

HE WAS INSTALLING STRUCTURE IN A BELT LINE. WHEN HE TWISTED AROUND TO PICK-UP ANOTHER PIECE OF STRUCTURE HE SPRAINED HIS KNEE. HE HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE THEN.

EE WAS FINISHING THE REMOVAL OF A STOPPING AFTER A SCOOP HAD KNOCKED THE CENTER DOWN. HE WAS TAKING DOWN THE ENDS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING HIM ON THE NECK AND BACK CAUSING THE INJ URY.

ON 6/26/01 EE WAS DIGGING THE BINDER OFF THE COAL WHEN A SLAB OF BINDER BROKE FREE CAUSING THE LOADER BUCKET TO HIT THE HIGHWALL CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER PART OF HIS BACK. ATTACHED MEDICAL INFO RMATION SHOWS THIS AGGRAVATED A CHRONIC OR PRIORCONDITION. EE WAS PREVIOUSLY TREATED FOR LOW BACK IN 1994,1998, & 1999.

EE HAD DQUATTED DOWN AT THE TAILPIECE CONTROL LEVERS. HE TURNED TO HIS LEFT TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA. AS HE TURNED AND STARTED TO MOVE, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN THE DECK TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER. THE BOTTOM OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE DECK CAUGHT THE EDGE OF A ROCK CAUSING IT TO TURN INTO THE DECK STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOU LDER AND BACK.

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A MOWER MOVE. HE WAS PULLING A S-CAR CABLE UP IN ORDER TO MOVE THE POWER CENTER. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE CREW TOOK A LUNCH BREAK. AFTER WHICH HE COULDN'T WORK S O HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND HE HAS MISSED WORK SINCE.

EMPLOYEE HAD HIS FOOT ON PUSHER JACK WHILE PULLING WATER HOSE FOR HIGHWAY MINER. ADD CAR CAME DOWN AGAINST JACK, BRUISING FOOT.

EE WAS OPERATING RIGHT SIDE OF ROOF BOLTER. A PIECE OF MINE ROOF FELL STRIKING THE CANOPY AND SLID DOWN HITTING BACK OF RIGHT FOOT (HEEL).

EE HAD COMPLETED MINING IN THE FACE OF NO. 1 ENTRY AND WAS TRAMMING THE CONTINUOUS MINER OUTBY. THE TAIL OF THE MINER WAS SWUNG TOWARD THE RIB. EE WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION BESIDE THE RIB WH EN HE WAS PINNED AGAINST THE RIB BY THE BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER.

WHILE LOADING A METAL CHAMBER ONTO THE REAR BUMPER OF TRUCK IT SLIPPED OFF AND FELL ON EE'S LEFT FOOT. DIRT FELL BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

ROCK FALL ON LEFT HAND. RECEIVED ACCIDENT REPORTON 3-28-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLASTERING A STOPPING THAT HE HAD JUST FINISHED BUILDING. HE TURNED AROUND TO GET MORE PLASER TO CONTINUE HIS WORK, WHEN THE STOPPING FELL CAUSING THE INJURY.

DURING THE PROCESS OF PLASTERING A STOPPING, THE B-BOND DUST GOT IN HIS LUNGS HE FELT FEVERISH AND EXPERENCED PROBLEMS BREATHING. HE WAS REMOVED FROM THE MINE. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADVISED TO STOP WORK UNTIL HE FELT BETTER OR IMPROVEMENT WAS SHOWN.

EE WAS CHECKING AND CLEANING ADD CARS OF HIGHWALL MINER. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM HIGHWALL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.

VICTIM WAS REPAIRING SHOVEL BUCKET. WHEN HE BEGAN TO DISMOUNT HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND BREAKING HIS LEG.

EE WAS SHOVELING STEMMING (DRILL CUTTINGS) INTO A BLAST HOLE. DIRT WAS MUDDY & HEAVY. EE STRAINED BACK WHILE SHOVELING.

EE WAS WORKING 4'-5' OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCKBIN WELDING AR PLATE ON THE SIDE WHILE STANDING ON A SCAFFOLD BOARD. THE BOTTOM OF THE BIN WAS CLOSED. THE SCAFFOLD BOARD SLIPPED BACKWARDS WHIL E HE WAS SHIFTING HIS WEIGHT TO WELD A PLATE IN THE CORNER. HE FELL THE 4' CATCHING HIS SHOULDERON THE ANGLE HOLDING THE BOARD AFTER LOSING HIS BALANCE.

EE WAS LEANING OVER TO CLOSE BATTERY LID ON LOCOMOTIVE. A LOCK ON HIS BELT TOUCHED THE BATTERY CAUSING AN ELECTRIC FLASH WHICH BURNED HIS LEG.

THE WATERLINE CAME LOOSE FROM THE SHEAR STRIKINGHIM ON THE RIGHT HAND/WRIST.

WHILE WAITING TO FUEL, THE DRIVER WAS CUTTING (WHITTLING) A WOODEN STICK. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS FINGERS.

ON OCTOBER 29, 2001 EE WAS WALKING TO THE SECTION. WHILE WALKING BETWEEN #2 SCOOP CHARGER & POWER CENTER, HE RAN HIS HAND OVER THE BUCKET INSERT AS HE WALKED BY. THERE WAS A SHARP EDGE ON THE CHARGER INSERT, AND IT CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND INTO HIS INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNHOOK THE LIGHT PLANT FROM HIS TRUCK, WHEN HE LIFTED UP ON THE LIGHT PLANT TO GET IT LOOSE FROM THE BALL, THE LIGHT PLANT PUSHED FORWARD, MASHING HIS FINGER ON THE HITCH ON THE TRUCK.

EE WAS REMOVING CUTTING EDGE AND THE MOULD BOARD THAT THE CUTTING EDGE BOLTS ONTO ON THE BLADE HAD WORN. CONTACT WAS MADE AFTER PUSHING THE EDGE LOOSE.

CO-WORKER TURNED 60 LB RAIL OVER USING SLATE BAR. MEMBER ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE RAIL IN PLACE WITH HIS FOOT AND HAND. THE RAIL ROLLED ONTO HIS HAND LACERATING MIDDLE FINGER. -STITCHES-

USING PICK HAMMER TO KNOCK OFF SLAG AND LOOSE METAL. WHEN THE METAL WAS STRUCK WITH A PICK HAMMER, A FRAGMENT OF THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER SHIPPED OFF AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOREARM. FRAGMENT WAS EMBEDDED IN ARM. TWO STITCHES.

OPERATING SHEAR TOWARD HEAD WHEN A ROCK CAME OVER THE SHEAR AND STRUCK FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

MEMBER STUMBLED AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE SIDE OF A DML DRILL KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

EE WAS HELPING PULL A FLATCAR. THREW A SWITCH WITH A RAIL MOTOR USING A CABLE FROM THE MOTOR. THREW A SHIEVE WHEEL TO THE FLATCAR. THE CHAIN HOLDING THE SHIEVE WHEEL CAME LOOSE LETTING THE SHI EVE WHEEL HIT EE CAUSING THE INJURY.

EE SAID HIS RIGHT KNEE WAS HURTING HIM WHEN HE CAME TO WORK ON 7/19/01. HE ASKED TO GO HOME AND SEE ABOUT HIS KNEE. ON 7/19/01 HE WAS EXAMINED AT SUMMERSVILLE HOSPITAL.